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What is the recommended action for women of reproductive age to reduce their potential risk of chromosomal abnormalities?
What is the potential risk associated with men over the age of 45 in relation to their children?
Why may women be advised to take a multivitamin with folic acid before becoming pregnant?
What is the role of environmental factors in the occurrence of chromosomal abnormalities in babies?
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What is the result of meiosis in terms of the number of chromosomes passed on to the pregnancy?
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Which disorder is characterized by an extra chromosome, resulting in 47 chromosomes instead of 46?
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What is the term for a condition where cells within a person have different genetic makeup?
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What may result if meiosis does not occur properly?
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Which process causes the duplication followed by a halving of chromosome material in the cell?
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What is the term for a birth defect characterized by having only one copy of a particular chromosome?
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What is the main function of phospholipids in the cell membrane?
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Why is cholesterol important in animal cell membranes?
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What is the role of structural proteins in the cell membrane?
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What is the amphipathic nature of phospholipids due to?
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What does the lipid bilayer in the cell membrane allow?
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Why is it important for the cell membrane to be semi-permeable?
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What is the main function of the plasma membrane?
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What is the composition of the plasma membrane?
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What is the role of glycoproteins in the plasma membrane?
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What type of barrier does the plasma membrane form?
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What is the structure of the plasma membrane known as?
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What do glycolipids in the plasma membrane contain?
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How do transport proteins assist in cell function?
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What is the function of receptor proteins in cells?
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What is meant by 'amphipathic' in relation to the plasma membrane?
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What is one of the main roles of glycoproteins in the plasma membrane?
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